EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND EXAMINATION CELL

The examination system described below will be applicable to all courses, to which admissions are effected from the academic year 2020-21.

Examination System

(i) Evaluation of all courses (Papers), theory / practical and project / dissertation shall be done in two parts, namely by Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and by the End Semester Examination (ESE).

(ii) However, this proportion may be reviewed by the Academic Council where circumstances warrant.

(iii) The continuous internal evaluation shall be done by the course teachers based on the Academic Regulations and guidelines set by the Academic Council.

(iv) The written examination for CIE shall be conducted centrally under the strict monitoring of a committee nominated by the Head of the Institution.

(v) Semester classes shall be completed at least ten days before the commencement of the End Semester Examination.

(vi) The End Semester Examinations (ESE) shall be held twice in a year - April/May session (for even semesters) and November/December session (for odd semesters) .

(vii) Two internal written examinations and one End Semester Examination shall be conducted in order to ensure that the students achieve the prescribed learning outcomes.

(viii) Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) ) : The Continuous Internal Evaluation shall be on the basis of the day-to-day work, periodic tests (minimum two in a semester) and assignments/quizes/online tests/viva voce. The faculty member (s) concerned shall carry out the Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) for the course allotted to him/her.

(ix) The CIE marks obtained by the student for all subjects in a semester are to be published at least 5 days before the commencement of the End Semester Examinations.

(x) Equivalent percentage: Equivalent percentage mark shall be 10*CGPA - 2.5 (for UG & PG)

(xi) Students, who have completed a course but could not write the end semester

examination, shall be awarded “I’ Grade, provided they meet other eligibility criteria .They shall register (exam registration) and appear for the end semester

examination at the next opportunity and earn the credits without having to register (course registration) for the course again.

(xii) A student who does not register for all the courses listed in the curriculum for a semester shall not be eligible to enroll for the next higher semester.

(xiii) The maximum number of credits a student can register (course registration) for, in a semester is limited to 08 credits in excess of the total mandatory credits allotted in the curriculum for that semester.

(xiv) Students registered for a course have to attend the course regularly and undergo the Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and appear for the End Semester Examinations (ESE) . Credits for the course are deemed to be earned only on getting at least a pass grade ‘P’ or better in the composite evaluation.

(xv) Students who received F grade in an End Semester Examination shall have to appear for the End Semester Examination at the next opportunity and earn the credits. They shall not be permitted to register for the course again.

(xvi) There is no provision for improving the grade. However, the student is permitted to check the answer books of the End Semester Examination physically at the office of the Controller of Examinations after the results are declared, on payment of the prescribed fee. Any discrepancy in evaluation could be brought to the notice of the Controller of Examination, who shall recommend appropriate action to the Principal as per Examination Manual.

(xvii) Calculation of SGPA/CGPA: Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) are calculated as follows.

SGPA = Σ(CixGPi) / ΣCi , where ‘Ci ’ is the credit assigned for a course and ‘GPi’ is the grade point for that course. Summation is done for all courses specified in the curriculum of that semester. The failed and incomplete courses shall also be considered in the calculation.

CGPA = Σ(CixGPi) / ΣCi , where ‘Ci ’ is the credit assigned for a course and ‘GPi’ is the grade point for that course. Summation is done for all courses specified in the curriculum up to that semester for which the ‘ CGPA ’ is needed. Here the failed courses shall also be accounted.

CGPA for the B. Tech programme is arrived at by considering all course credits that are needed for the degree and their respective grade points.

(xviii) Any act of violation of directions, indiscipline, misbehavior, or unfair practice in examinations from the part of students, faculty members, staff or any other source shall be viewed very seriously. Malpractices in examinations observed or reported by a faculty member, invigilator or anybody shall be immediately reported to the Principal. The principal shall in turn conduct a preliminary enquiry giving the student concerned a chance to explain his/her case. The Principal shall decide the course of action on the issue as per the prescribed norms in the Examination Manual.

Specific to UG programmes

(i) The ratio to CIE and ESE shall be as given below.

Theory Courses	1:2
Laboratory courses	1:1
Project	CIE only
Seminar	CIE only

(ii) There shall be End Semester Examinations (ESE) in every semester for all courses as prescribed under the respective curriculum, except the Lab/ workshops courses for 1 & 2 semesters. (iii) CIE marks for individual subjects shall be computed by giving weightage to

the following parameters unless otherwise specified in the curriculum.

Course	Attendance	Tests	Assignment/classwork/course project/quizes/online tests/viva voce
Theory	20%	50%	30%
Drawing/Practical	20%	40%	40%

Project Work	a. Work assessed by the project guide - 30% b. Three member Continuous Internal Evaluation Committee - 40% ( Guide shall be one member in the CIE committee) c. Final Evaluation by a three member Committee comprising of the department project coordinator, guideand an external expert. The external expert shall be an academician or from industry. The industry expert is preferred : 30% d. One third of the project credit shall be completed in VII semester and two third in VIII semester.
Seminar	The report and the presentation shall be evaluated by a team of internal members comprising three senior faculty members based on the style of presentation, technical content, adequacy of reference, depth of knowledge and overall quality of the report. a) Attendance : 10% b) Guide : 20% c) Technical content : 30% d) Presentation : 40%

Project Work

a. Work assessed by the project guide - 30%
b. Three member Continuous Internal Evaluation Committee - 40% ( Guide shall be one member in the CIE committee)
c. Final Evaluation by a three member Committee comprising of the department project coordinator, guideand an external expert. The external expert shall be an academician or from industry. The industry expert is preferred : 30%
d. One third of the project credit shall be completed in VII semester and two third in VIII semester.

Seminar

The report and the presentation shall be evaluated by a team of internal members comprising three senior faculty members based on the style of presentation, technical content, adequacy of reference, depth of knowledge and overall quality of the report.
a) Attendance : 10%
b) Guide : 20%
c) Technical content : 30%
d) Presentation : 40%

(iv) There shall be minimum two internal evaluation tests, each of 1 hr./2 hrs duration. Each test shall cover 50% of the syllabus and shall be for 25/50 marks. Retest shall be permitted to the students who could not appear for the internal tests due to genuine medical grounds.

(v) The main eligibility criteria for registering to the End Semester Examination are attendance in the course and no pending disciplinary action. The minimum attendance for appearing for the End Semester Examination is 75% in each course. Students who do not meet these eligibility criteria are awarded an FE grade.

(vi) The CIE marks for the attendance (20%) for each theory, practical and drawing shall be awarded proportionally. For example, if a student has attendance of 92%, his/her marks shall be 9.2.

(vii) Grade and Grade points shall be awarded as given below:

Grades	Grade Point	Percentage of Total marks obtained for the course
S	10	90% and above
A+	9.0	85% and above but less than 90%
A	8.5	80% and above but less than 85%
B+	8.0	75% and above but less than 80%
B	7.5	70% and above but less than 75%
C+	7.0	65% and above but less than 70%
C	6.5	60% and above but less than 65%
D	6.0	55% and above but less than 60%
P	5.5	50% and above but less than 55%
F	0	Below 50% (CIE+ESE) OR Below 40% for ESE
FE	0	Failed due to lack of eligibility criteria
I	0	Could not appear for ESE but fulfills eligibility criteria 1.1.1(v)

(viii) Pass minimum for a course shall be 40% for the End Semester Examination and 50% of CIE and ESE put together. Letter grade ‘F’ will be awarded to the student for a course if either his/her mark for the End Semester Examination (ESE) is below 40 % or the overall mark [Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) + End Semester Examination (ESE) ] is below 50 %.

(ix) Classification of B.Tech. degree

First class with distinction	CGPA 8.0 and above
First class	CGPA 6.5 and above

(x) The students with FE grade shall register for the courses during the normal semesters in which the courses are offered. However, for the seventh and eighth semester FE grade
students can register for the courses in the next immediate chance.

(xi) Grading is based on the overall percentage of marks obtained by the student in a course, as given in 1.1.1(vi) . The grade card shall only give the grades against the courses the student has registered. Semester grade card shall give the grade for each registered course,

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for the semester as well as Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) .

(xii) The students can apply for revaluation of the answer books of the end semester

examination after the results are declared. The final mark awarded will be the better of the two marks.

(xiii) Grade cards shall be made available in the student login for the registered courses, in every semester. On earning the required credits for the degree, the University will issue the final consolidated grade sheet for the B. Tech program including CGPA.

Specific to PG Programmes

(i) The ratio to CIE and ESE shall be as given below.

Theory Courses	2:3 ( 40:60)
Laboratory courses	CIE only
Project	CIE only
Seminar	CIE only

(ii) The CIE marks for individual subjects shall be computed by giving weightage to the following parameters unless otherwise specified in the curriculum.

Course	Tests	Assignment/classowrk/course project/quizes/online tests/viva voce	Objective Examination
Theory	75%	25%	--
Drawing/Practical	40%	20%	40%

(iii) There shall be minimum two internal evaluation tests, each of 2hrs duration.

Each test shall cover 50% of the syllabus and shall be for 50 marks. Retest shall be permitted to the students who could not appear for the internal tests due to genuine grounds.

(iv) The main eligibility criteria for registering to the End Semester Examination are attendance in the course, minimum marks for internal examination and no pending disciplinary action. The minimum attendance for appearing for the End Semester Examination is 75% in each course. The minimum internal marks required to appear for final examination is 45%. Students who do not meet these eligibility criteria are awarded an FE grade

(v) Grade and Grade points shall be awarded as given below:

Grades	Grade Point	Percentage of Total marks obtained for the course
S	10	90% and above
A+	9.0	85% and above but less than 90%
A	8.5	80% and above but less than 85%
B+	8.0	70% and above but less than 80%
B	7.0	60% and above but less than 70%
C	6.0	50% and above but less than 60%
P	5.0	45% and above but less than 50%
F	0	Below 40% ESE OR Below 50% for (CIE + ESE)
FE	0	Failed due to lack of eligibility criteria
I	0	Could not appear for ESE but fulfills eligibility criteria 1.1.2(iv)

(vi) Pass minimum for a course shall be 40% for the End Semester Examination and 50% of CIE and ESA put together. Letter grade ‘F’ will be awarded to the student for a course if either his/her mark for the End Semester Examination (ESE) is below 40 % or the overall mark [Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) + End Semester Examination (ESE) ] is below 50 %.

(vii) Classification of M.Tech. degree

First class with distinction	CGPA 8.0 and above
First class	CGPA 6.5 and above

(viii) The students with FE grade shall register for the courses during the normal semesters in which the courses are offered.

(ix) Grading is based on the overall percentage of marks obtained by the student in a course. The grade card shall only give the grades against the courses the student has registered. Semester grade card shall give the grade for each registered course, Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for the semester as well as Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) .

(x) The students can apply for revaluation of the answer books of the end semester

examination after the results are declared. The final mark awarded will be the better of the two marks..

(xi) Grade cards shall be made available in the student login for the registered courses, in every semester. On earning the required credits for the degree,

the final consolidated grade sheet for the M. Tech program including CGPA.

Grievance Redressal Committee

There will be provisions for grievance redressal at three levels:-

1. At the level of the course teacher concerned.

2. At the level of a departmental committee consisting of the Head of the Department, Assistant Controller of Examinations representing the department - nominated by the Principal and the course teacher concerned.

3. At the level of the College, a committee consisting of the Principal, Controller of Examinations, Head of the concerned Department and one member of the Academic Council nominated by the Principal every year.

The grievances regarding continuous internal assessment (CIE) shall be filed at the first and second levels within two working days of the publication of the consolidated results of concerned examination and the decision shall be taken within the next two working days. The third level complaints shall be made within five working days after the publication of the consolidated results and the decision shall be taken within the next five working days.

The End Semester Examination (ESE) shall be conducted for theory / practical papers (courses) as per the requirement of the programme. Evaluation of project / dissertation and viva voceexamination also shall be conducted if the same are included in the syllabi. The guidelines set by the Academic Council shall be followed for the conduct and evaluation of such examinations.

Examination Cell

In accordance with the guidelines of the University Grants Commission to autonomous Colleges, there will be an examination cell headed by the Controller of Examinations(CE) who will be a permanent faculty appointed by the Principal on the basis of the potential of the person in accordance with statutory stipulations if any. Principal shall be the Chief Controller of Examinations.

The Controller of Examinations will create his/her own team with the approval of the Principal of the College. The team shall consist of deputy controllers / assistant controllers nominated depending on the quantum of work in the examination cell. Teachers working in the College shall be nominated to the examination cell for tenure of 3 years. There shall be a team of office assistants, computer programmers, data entry operators, attenders and other helpers in the examination cell. Examination cell will have appropriate infrastructure for generating question papers and other relevant confidential materials.